The Anderson intelligencer. (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, June 27, 1900, Image 1

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I BY CLINK8CALES ft LANGSTON. ANDERSON, S. C., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 1900. VOLUME XXXVI-NO. 1. ODD SUITS j AST Big Clothing business we have been having. Larger than we have ever knows. But it has left its mark, and a large business of any kind always leaves an early mark-Odds and Ends. Odds and Ends are crossways with our way of doing things, so what shall we do ? Sell them-and sell them quickly. Make the price way down below regular-in this instance almost a half. In other wore .1 we pay folks to come and get them. 44 Suits in ali. Can't fit you in every Suit, but your size is here in some of them. Most of them were $10.00, some were $8.50 and some $7.50. All are marked $5.00 For quick selUng. To-day is the right time to buy. THE SPOT CASH CLOTHIERS. WHITE FROMf. " WHERETO BUY? IS a question often asked bj people who want the BEST VALUE for their Dollar. We have endeavored to cell Goods at prices to suit the "times," and so far have been successful. We do' not inteud ?opp?ug at this, but propose to give you more "soumi" Goods for your Dollar than vre have heretofore WE WANT YOUR TRADE, and if prices and square dealing will help to get it we can keep it. We carry full lines in-r ..-. Dress Goods, Summer Goods, Trimmings, Notions, Millineryund Shoes. In our Grocery Department you will find- only the best Goods at low prices. Flour, Tobacco, Molasses and Corn. We guarantee Price? and Good?. Yours truly, MOORE, ACKER & ?O, Regulates Ste Bowels* Strengthens thc Child, Maker Teething Easy. TEETH?NA Relieves the Bowed Troubla off Children ol ANY AOS. Or audi tSeeri? to Q. J, MOFFITT, M. D?, 8T. LOUIS? MO? CHAMPION BINDERS THE purchaser of a Champion Binder or Blower gets a written warran ty containing this oiauee : "The eccentric wheel on the Champion,Binder ia warranted to give a gain of sixteen and two-thirds per cent in .power for binding. The force feed elevator on tho Champion Binder is warranted to wasts le.e grain than the elevator on any other Bindar. Th? H:^?cr-^h?w on t?xe Champion Draw Cut Mower are warranted not to lift from tho ground when the cutter bar meets en obstruction.' 'The culter bar on the Champion Draw Cet,Mower ie warranted ?&ra^ T?J be brought forward to keep the cutter bar" ih line with tue pitman, and the sections may be kept always properly centered in/the guards." * Think of it These are important features on Bindera and Mowen. XTo other machine contain* them. There air? more genuine improvements on the Champion Machines in the last few years'than all of the otben put together. There are mor? of them in use in Andenos County than. any other maltd, and every porebasfir is mord than satisfied. Th? speaks for itself. We have a Binder put up ready for op?ration at our Store, and we would be gfod^o show it to you. V Remember that we are the sole Agents, and Champion Machines cannot be obtained from ony one else in this territory. FROM THE NATION'S CAPITAL. From Our Oicfi Correspondent. WASHINGTON, D. C., Juno 35,1000. Few Americans realize yet the tre mendous import of President McKin ley's action in ordering United States troops tc China. It is, however, tho logical sequence of the Philippine war, waged by the President without the direction of Congress, and is only what at least two members of the Cabinet have heen advocating for a long time. The position of this country in regard to China is peculiar. It neither owns nor leases a foot of soil there. It has few citizens, whether missionary or otherwise, in China, and most of those few are further south than the place where the Boxer agitation is in pro gress. It has treaties with all the great powers in regard to China, whereby it is guaranteed, in the "sphere of influence" of each, all trade rights and facilities held hythe citi zens of the power itself. China has always recognized this country as a friend, and has always gone to the ex treme limit of friendliness in condon ing outrages against-her citizens and in paying indemnities for the loss of life or property to Americans in that country. Why then, it may be asked, does the United States take tho lead iu sending troops to occupy Chincso soil? No other country, save possibly Russia, has sent anything except marines, and, only a few days ago, McKinley was declaring emphatically that the United States would do nothing moro than this. Yet to-day a regiment is on tho seas bound for Taku and moro will follow in a practically unlimited stream. What is the explanation? Diplomats here cnn suggest but two. Either, first, the United States has de termined to join in the race of the Eu ropean powers to seizo a part of the Chinese coast before it is all monopo lized by the others; or, second, it is taking steps to oppose Russian intri gues to acquire control over the inte rior of China while Britain is involved in South Africa. Either one or both of these must be the case, according to the international view. Why tho uni ted States should take sides against Russia is not explainable other than by a practical alliance with Britain. Rus sia has been oar friend when Great Britain was our enemy, and has always showed itself tender of our feelings. It was the first country to accede to Secretary Hay's open door proposals. By every consideration of gratitude it is said that we should stand by her. There are few things more-curious in American politics than McKinley's de fiance of public opinion in standing so strongly by Great Britain, even to the extent of refusing a friendly word to thei?nv rspr.Mics she ig ?rushing, it is also most curious that so few papers are asking from whence McKinley de rives the right to send troops to China. This goes without saying. Since ho bonght the Philippine war, the country bas gotten used to many things which it would not have tolerated before. The political situation to-day is re markably'similar to that in 1873, when Grant was venominated for the second time. In the last year of his first ad ministration, a succession of scandals bursG npon the country, just as tho Cuban scandals have done now. No body will have forgotten the great Credit Mobilier fraud, and the subse quent "Whiskey Ring" disclosures, which were directly traceable to Gen-, eral Grant's palpoIdo inexperience in civil administration just as those of to-day are. traceable to McKinley's weakness and yielding to personal favorites. After Grant had been nomi nated, a large segment of the Republi can party bolted outright, as the Ger man and anti-imperial Republicans are bolting to-day. True, the bolt did not wail to defeat Grant because the Democrats lind tho South counted against them by the carpet-bag gov Brnments, and because they did not bclievein their candidate. M any thou sands of Democrats in doubtful States sullenly declined to support Greeley, ind other thousands voted directly for the Republican candidate .and elected dim. Here lies the difference this rear. The Democrats do believe in their candidate; they are united; they ire aided by a large section of men who once belonged to the Republican party and who either bolted four years igo on account of silver er will bolt on iccount of imperialism, and Hu- South ls solidly, for them instead of being solidly against them os it was in 1873. [n other words, the causes which mould have- defeated Grant exist to lay, while those that saved him do not ?xist, making Bryan's election almost certain. The Democratic Congressional Corn nit tee has given oat a statement show ing to what extent the varions trusts lave increased the prices of their pro lucts. The list is too long to print, bat the following articles, all of which ire made by trusts, will give some idea of the borden laid upon the con sumer by these institutions, which ii'ave been so fostered by four years of Republican tariff and Republican re fusal to prosecute even in cases of the Plainest violation of statute law. All the increases below are from J;innary r, 1899, to December 80, 1899: Linseed >il, from 41 to 50 cent*; petroleum, $7.50 to $9.90; sugar, $4.94 to $5.13; pecac, $3.50 to $8.65; camphor, 88* ?nts to GU cents; quinine, 31 cents to 10 cents; sal soda, 03+ cents to 70 cents, eather, an ce=ts to ?5* rants; calico, if cents to 3? cents; jute hemp, 2f cents o 0| cents; aig lead, 98.9o to $4.65; in-plate, $3 to $5.35: Portland cement, M .05 to $3.35; nails, $1.10 to $3.50; wire Mille, S1.S5 tv anthracite coal, *3.75 to $4.20; glass, $2.57 to $3.89; libber. 04. cents to $1.45. The only nice* to fall were those of farm pro tects. The Year Book of the Depart nent of Agriculture for 1899, recently asued, shows that the farm products md farm animals in 1899, although > astitr increased in quantity, since 1890, rad fallen off in value to the extent of (706,069,971. JThia only counts as farm waneta such as oom, wheat, oats, ?krfey, ryo, buckwheat, potatoes, hay ind cotton,, if. "ho faim predacts of 899 had brou ght the same prices as lid the same products in 1890, they vouJ.d have brought moro than they ?id by the sum of $5.609.487,584. The armers raised 1,018,000.000 more bush da cf produce in 1899 than they did in 800, and: yet this produce was worth 5205,000,000 leas than was the smaller trop of 1890. This ohly calculates thc ?reals. STATE MEWS. - Tho work on the new union depot in Columbia is being rapidly pushed. - The State Dental Association will meet at Harris Lithia Springs July 3 nt 4 p. m. - Nearly every section of the State has been visited by heavy rains tho past week. - Up to Friday 15th inst., the ground, in and around Ninety Six had not been wot since the first ot April. - Abbeville has arranged to have n Street Fair and Carnival on J uly 17,18 10, with a new program each day. - There are twelve cases of homicide to be tried nt the Court of Sessions that convened in Columbia last Mon day. - Mrs. Mattie Hughes, who left Greenville last week, as many supposed for good, is now a resident of Spartan burg. - A conservative estimate places tho number of bushels of wheat to be marketed in Greenville at 80,000 to 100, 000 bushels. - The Board of Trustees of Furman University aro considering the advisa bility of adding a law department, to the curriculem of that college. - Napoleon Lavelle, the celebrated Charleston prisoner, who killed his wife in Charleston in 1889, died at tho Penitentiary last Thursday as a result of an operation for hernia. - Senator Tillman has left the State campaign to help Senator Pettigrew, of South Dakota, who is in danger of beingbnried out of sight under nu ava lanche of Mnrk Hanna's gold. - Tho South Carolina College has conferred the degree of "LL. D." upon Hon. Henry Mciver, chief justice of tho State supreme court; Hon. Wm. A. Courtenay and Ex-Gov. Hugh S. Thompson. - According to a ruling- of tho Dem ocratic executive committee of Edge iield, the local dispensers in thnt coun ty must bo endorsed by the people in tho primary for a recommendation for appointment. - They nie now shippiug daily from Ridge Springs three cars of peaches in refrigerators. Fach car holds COO crates, which means 1,800 crates alono from Ridge. v Johnston, Ward's and Monctta ship equally as many. - Another homicide reported in Laurens County. A neeio named Hill killed another of the same name three miles south of Watei#oo= One was the uncle of the other. Tins makes three negroes killed in the seven days, two by negroes. - A Columbia contracting company has been awarded the contract for thc stonework of the monuni ent. which ia to be erected on the Chickamauga battlefield in memory of tho South Carolina soldiers who fought and per ished there. - The State Democratic Committee has made nn assessment on each county for campaign purposes-S10 for sen ator and $5 for each member of tho house. The assessment has not been made on the individual candidates, as has been supposed. - G. Walt Whitman, who was ruled out of the race for governor for the reason that he was unable to plank down the $50 assessment at the timo specified by the rules of the Democratic party, has paid it~now, and will join the campaign party. - Kev. W. T. Matthews, until recent ly Chancellor of the Presbyterian Col lege of South Carolina, has resigned that position and removed with his family to Hickory, N. C., whither ho has been called to tho pastorate of tho Presbyterian church. . - The Wheat Growers' Convention of the State will be held in Greenwood on August 15, and the local committee are at work preparing for it. A largo attendance is expected and the conven tion promises to be even more success ful than the one last year. i- A singalar incident in political cir cles is the fact that in Lancaster coun ty three men of the same name are running for the same office. R. Baxter Blackmon, J. ?. Blackman and Ernest Blackmon are all three out for county superintendent of education. - William Wardlaw, who is said to bo a bad negro, attacked Mr. John Lipscomb at his home near Ninety Six and snapped his pistol at him three tira?s. Mr. Lipscomb tnrncd into his room to get his gun when the negro fled, but he was afterwards captured. - Mr. A. C. Jones, candidate for the Democratic nomination for United States Serrate against Senator Taiman, has withdrawn fros: thc ja??. Chair man Jones accepted the withdrawal and will return the fee that Mr. A. C. Jones paid to tho Democratic execu tive committee. This leaves Se?&Urr Tillman without opposition. ..- Last Wednesday there was a hor rible tragedy at Lewis Turn Ont, which resulted in the death of Hiss Maggie Roeborongh, daughter of Mr. J. A. Hosborongb. She had been visiting at the turn out and had just left the home of Mrs. A. J* Crain. Seeing a train of cars approaching and a negro child on the track, the unfortunate young lady ran quickly to the rescue aud seizing the child removed it from the track and just then waa struck on the head by? the flag pole of tho train and instantly killed. Tba negro child received severe injuries from its head striking a cross tie or the rail, and died from the effects on Monday.-Chester Reporter. GENERAL NEWS ITEMS. - A woman hus fasted forty-seven days in California. - The census shows New York city's population to ho about 8,050,000. - Oregon defeated tho constitutional amendment allowing women to vote. - Japan has been asked by the pow ers to put an army of 20,000 into China to restore order. - The western wheat crop is said to he shorter than it has been foi -yearn and the prico will go still higher. - A strike iu Pennsylvania coal mines, in which 20,000 men may he in volved, is threatened for July 1st. - Fifteen hundred men are being recruited in this country now to join thc regular army in tho Philippines. - Charles Broadway Rouss, the blind millionaire, has given to charity $120 000 during tho first six mouths of WOO. - Tho strikers in St. Louts are seek ing to provide trnnsportntiou for thu public by placing 450 busses on the streets. - George W. Watts, of Durham, X. C., has given $80,000 to the Presbyte rian Union Theological Seminary nt Richmond. - Samuel Adams, colored, who en tered tho room of two white girls und tried to assault them, was lynchoil at Columbus, Ga. - William J. Bryan pays taxes in Lincoln, Nebraska, upon $4,500 of per sonal property, which is the largest re turn made in town. '- Tho Reformed Pi csbyterian synod, at Cedarville, O., passed a resolution prohibiting tho ordination of any man who uses tobacco. - A runaway horse in New York rnu up a Hight of stairs to the second lloor of a wholesale grocery store at tho cor ner'of Forty-Sixth street and Eighth avenue. - Mr. James R. Keene, the famous stock operator, who is now in Europe, has bet an additional twenty-five thousand dollars that Bryan will he elected this fall. - A first cousin of W. J. Bryan has been nominated for governor of Flor ida. It took forty-four ballots to choose tho nominee, and it does not appear how much the name had to do with the selection. - It is possible that President Mc Kinley and Governor Roosevelt may come to Atlanta July 20th tobe present at tho reunion of tho blue and gray, to be held at the old battlefield of Peach tree creek. - Wm. R. Hearst, president of the national association of Democratic clubs, has issued an address urging all Democratic clubs to solemnly observe July 4 and "join in a new pledge of fidelity to the republic as their fathers made it." - During the past ten years the ex ports of manufactured products from the United States hove increased 150 per cent., n far greater gnin than any other country has made during that period or ever made in the same length of time. - Chairman James K. Jones, of tiie Democratic national committee, 6nys Bryon will carry every State that ho carried in 1800 and in addition will carry Kentucky and Maryland. He al so has a splendid showing in Indiana, Ohio aud New York. - A great Dano named Caesar died in Germantown, Pa., thc other day aud was buried in a silver Hued coflln, with solid silver trimmings, which had been made to order by an undertaker from careful measurements, and a monument has been placed over the grave costing 8,1000. - Oregon is tho first State to vote this year. The fight was made on free silver and expansion. The Democrats favored free silver and opposed the Republican policy in thc Philippines and Puerto Rico. The State was car ried by tho Republicans by n majority of 8,000. They also elected the two Congressmen from that Slate. - It was pleasantly said by a speaker at a missionary conference held lately in New Jersey: "A dime makes as much noise on a plate collection as a quarter, and both make moro noise than a bill. If you don't want your left-hand to know what your right hand docth put in a bill. - Commander-in-chief Shaw, repre senting veterans of tho civil war in the Grand Army of the Republic, has sent a personal invitation to Major Gen. John B. Gordon, representing the United Confederate Veterans, to come to Chicago next August as a special guest of the 84th national encampment. - A passenger train on the Macon branch cf tho Southern railway ran into a washout one and a half miles north of McDcnough, Ga., last Satur day night and was completely wrecked. The ?rreck caught fire and the entire train with the exception of the sleeper was destroyed. Every person on the train except the occupants of the Poll man car, perished. Not a member of the train crew escaped. Thirty-five people in all were killed!. - The managers of the Democratic party's national affairs say they have brought into existence in the past year, and have ready now for the ensuing campaign a force of 500,000. workers, organized by election precincts, in all the close States and Congressional dis tricts of the country. Each worker is a contributor to the extent of $2 to the campaign fund. Through this force, Secretary Walsh says, the national com mittee can get at actual local condi tions in any part of the country, or in the whole country, in a few days*. Denver Items. Not since lt?7<> has aa much raiu fallen in June in this country as has this year. For the last 24 days we have only had about live days in which no ram fell. Some of the rains were so heavy as to almost hu cloudbursts, washing away terraces, lands and crops. Farmers are very serious over their prospects, ns such crops as-Jmvo not been drowned out or washed away, are almost overgrown with mass. Extra hands are needed to clean the crops at onee, and such hands cannot bo found, ns every ono has all they eau do at home. Some crops will of neces sity be thrown out. There is considerable sickness in this community. Mr. Lawrence Stevenson, on tho Rivoli farm, has been very ill I with fever for thc last live weeks." His mother, Mrs. John Stevenson, was visit ing him in his sickness, and was taken down then herself with fever. Miss Irene Milam, daughter of Mrs. Ellen Milam, has been quite sick with fever, but is better now. Miss HI an du Browne is Butlering with an attack ot grippe. Miss Mattie Eskew, who ii visiting her brother, Mr. Lawrence Eskow, at Pendleton, has been sic! since she has been there witl ouch ia troubles. Wc learn she is ?etter nm hopes to soon be able to return home Mrs. Isham Kay's baby has been quit? sick but is a little better. Mr. B. B. Bice, an old Confederan soldier, lins been laid up with lumbago This old soldier needs and deserves tin substantial sympathy of his country men; kind works are easily spoken, bu will not feed nor clothe the needy. .Mr. L. C. Garrison fell hist weeli from the steps lending into the secom story of his barn, getting bailly shake! up and hurt, but not seriously! Miss G ?bert, ot Bordeaux, and Mis: Calhoun, ol'(Tenison, have been guest: recently of Mr. A. H. Bowden'? family W. T. Brown, of Fairdeal, visit?i relatives in Denver Sunday. Mr. Arthur Erwin, who ita? been foi sometime clerking in Pel/er, cann home Saturday on a short visit to hi: ?nrents at Centerville. His mnnj neilds her?> were glad to see li?ii again. From his looks the people o Pclzer must have treated him well. Mr. Will. Erwin ia nt home agaii after attending the High School a llenen Path for a year. The incessant rain is causing a pren deal of the early fruit to rot. Sonn trees are breaking down they are M heavily loaded. IKCOOXITA. Holland s Store. The farmers are generally gettinj impatient on account of the continuel rains. It is hard for us to be satisfied perhaps il it was dry we would gi nni bio more, and while it looks prett; gloomy no doubt it is for the best. Gi nerally speaking, "Gen. Green has the foremost row, nud unless i clears up soon, will come out victor Bottom lauds have about got to th? placo where they will have tobe aban fioned. Up land corn is looking fine Wheat has beeu threshed, und turnet out well. Fruit is plentiful, but the rains ar? seriously interfering with it. Ouito J quantity of cherries, peaches und black berries have been canned and preserv cd for future use. Wo oro glad to see tho candidate coining out. lt makes thc printer gln< and also gives us a better chance t< select the right ones, and makes thing more lively all around. So we hope t< see moio out yet, especially for th Legislature. Kev. J. V. Black, by invitation Breached a^ Kuhamah last Sunday hose who heard him report a gooi sermon. Miss Iola Dean, of Deans, is spend iug some days with Miss Lois Holland Miss Bettie Earle is attending tin Normal School at Anderson. Miss Jessie Cardin, of Hart Count}' Ga., is spending some time with Mis Julia Boroughs. Tho rains last Saturday night s< swelled Geuerostee creek that it carriec a part of Major's mill dam down to ward the tawney waters of the Savari nah. BI:KKR. Relton Items. Mrs. George E. Harris and children who have been visiting Mrs. Geo IJrown, left Monday fort?rny Court. Mr. W. C. Brown, who has been ab Bent sometime on a northern trip, hni returned. He visited Washington New York and other large cities, and reports an enjoyable trip. Miss Alma Spearman, who has beet visiting Miss Annie Griffin,returned t< her home in Anderson Sunday. Mr. Carroll Lat i mer is at home. Miss Martha Brown leaves Saturday for Chatauqua for a six week's holiday She will visit Mammoth Cave. Mrs. Long and i u, of Cat eec lice, au visiting Mrs. J. E. Horton. Miss Jessie Roswell Denn is visiting Miss Martita Brown. Misses Daisy and Rena Rice have re turned home? Miss Mamie Poorc, who hos beer attending school in Greenville, is al home. Misses Antonia and Bessie Sinitl have returned from Winthrop. Mr. Charles Poore spent Suudny witl; us. JAQUMXK. Mt. Zion Items. Mr. T. P. Hobson has gone to Ches ter, S. C., to do some work. Mrs. Lula A?kinBon died at the home of her niece, Mrs. Jake Mamgrem, last Wednesday night, 20th inst. Mrs, Adkinson li vea to bo eighty-threo ?rears of age. 8he was buried the fol owing dav at Sandy ??rings. Mrs. Ellen Milam had a fine horse to clio l??t V?(?CrC The busy hum of the thresher can be heard on all sides now. The "Wild Hog" boys have organ ized a baseball team and have com menced to play. " . m Mr. Elect. Williams had a fine mare to be injured by being hooked last Sun day by a cow. Mr. Lawrence Stevenson, who hat been very low with typhoid fever, is slowly recovering. The bottom corn on small streams is cbmpletly ruined by heavy raina. I)E-SOTO. Card ef Thanks. Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Green desire to return thanks to their many friends for their kindness during the sicknoes and death of dear little Herman. May God's richest blessings rest upon them all. MB. AND MKS. A. H. GBEEN. /arline Happenings. Grass, grass! Wc must beat "Gen eral (.reen to-tlay, boys, or th?'far ni era will come un with long faces and blue noses this tall. How we lon? for some di v weather. Mrs. Oruba in, Miss Ida and Master Linniet have returned from Timmons ville, Sj C., where they spent the win . ter. W e are glad to see them back again. Everybody took in the Commence ment last week at Due West. Mr. .1.1). Rutherford, from Hartwell, Mr. Clyde Welch and sister, Miss Zenobia, of Anderson, visited the Misses Brauyon last week. Miss Mattie Barksdale, of Abbeville, is visiting her sister, Mrs. II. Bowen. Misses Cora Shirley and Leslie Bran you are in Anderson attending the Normal school. Mrs. Morrison has returned to her home in Piedmont after a very pleas ant stay wit relatives. Mr. Mitti?, 'allaham, of Anderson, is visiting bis brother, Mr. S. L. Calla han!. FROG. In Memorial. Ulis community was shocked last Wednesday afternoon by the an nouncement of the death of William Herman Green, thc ten year-old sou ol Mr. ami Mrs. A. H. Green of Helton. Little Herman lind been declining in health for several months, suffering continually from bronchitis and a severe cough, which tinnily developed into that terrible disease, consumption. He was confined to his bed only one day previous to his death. Everything that experienced nurses and skilled physicians could ?lo was done, but all proved to no avail. Herman was naturally of an obedient and kind disposition. H?' never mur mured or complained, but bore his ad diction with Christlike fortitude. He was conscious to the la.it, but ns death approached him his eyes grew dim, and he said, "1 can't see.'' Yee, his little blue eyes were closed to ooeu no more in this world, but in heaven, His soul took an upward Hight, "As tho bird to his sheltering nest. When tii?* storm on the hills is abroad, So his spirit hath flown from this world of uurest, T?> repos?- cm the bosom of dod." Rev. M. McGee conducted the funer al servic?? Thursday afternoon, after which his little body was laid to rest in the Barker's Creek Cemetery, in tlu presence of a number of sorrowing friends and relatives. The family has our tenderest sympa thy in this son* bereavement. A n n: C. MA.IOR. Advocate pleas?' copy. "Everybody's Mogazlue" for July. Even to the chronic theatre-goers of long experience, it may bo a surprise to learn that one of the very oldest actors in point of service, still before the pub lic, is Mr. Stuart Robson. Long asso ciation with youthful roles, and the freshness nud vigor of his portrayals make it ditiicult for us to realize that his public career extends over nearly half a century. Yet in tho July num ber of Everybody's Magazine appears the first instalment of a series ot arti cles by Mr. Robson in the nature of an autobiography, and entitled "Th?' Memories of Fifty Years." These are articles that will interest, not only theatrical people, and people who are interested in theatrical matters, but but also everyone who likes good story telling, new glimpses of history, and new views of famous people. The Simple Explanation for tho month is on "Liquid Air." The story of Petroleum is told, and a brief ac count ot the workings of thc oil indus try. There ar?' fourteen other good articles and short stories. Wheeler Wonts to (Jo. WASHINGTON, June IS.--General Joo Wheeler to-day received his commission as Brigadier General in the army of the United States from President McKin ley. He called at the War Department, aiid, learning of the latest news from (Muna, lost no time in making evident to tho authorities his willingness to start at once tn China to undertake nuy military duty within his power to ?lis charge. It is not likely, however, that his oller will be accepted. If tho plans of the War Department are not chang ed he will bo placed on tho retired list in ti short time, and the vacancy in the list of Brigadier Generals thus created will be tilled by the promotion of Gen eral Schwan or some other otficer of thc regular army who has distinguished himself in tho Spanish War or in the Philippines. By ?lirection of tho President, Gen eral Wheeler was assigned to the com mand of the Department of tho Lakes, with headquarters at Chicago. He re lieves Brigadier General James r. Wade, who has held that command temporarily, in conjunction with his regular command, the Department ot Dakota. - There was a fatal shooting on on excursion train retiirningfrom Augusta to McCormick, about midnight last Saturday night. A negro, wild with whiskey", smashed nearly every win dow in one ear and shot out lights with his pistol. Finally, afterbeing several times pacified, he threatened to kill the negro porter. A white flagman, named Wingard, of Augusta, intervened and attempted to disarm tho desperado. Ho was shot through tho hand. The wild man then turned to the porter and fired, but the train hand who had got a pistol struck up tho weapon of his as sailant and then shot him dead. The hod v wn?? put off ci McCoriiiick??. i ho mari's name is not known. - Four thousand men were in the* St. Louis strike, and in the past six weeks 13 persons have been killed, 65 wounded by bullets, 00 injured by other violent means, and the estimated busi ness loss been has $100.000 a day. Strikes come high, but the laboring men say we must have them. Catarrh Cannot bs Cared with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as thor cannot reach the seat of tho disease. Catarrh Is a blood or constitutional disease, and tn order to cure lt ?ou must take Internal remedies. Hall's Catarrh ure ls taken internally, and acts directly on thc blood and mucous surfaces Hall a Catarrh Care is not a qnack medicine "It was prescribed hy one of tho beat physicians in ibis country for years, and is a regular prescription. It is com posed of the beat tonics bown, Comblnrd with the best blood purifiers, acting directly on tie mucous surface?. The perfect combinai lon of the two ingredients ls what produces surh wonderful results in curtug Catarrh. Send fur testimonials fr*e Sold by Druggist*. 75c Hair? FamUy PlUa'aw Ute lest.